Seda NMB ICT Incubator (SNII) have remodelled and repositioned the incubator to include services that can develop the ICT sector in the Nelson Mandela Bay and support the city’s young entrepreneurial minds. The new identity will officially be revealed in March 2018 at the new premises at Kwantu Towers in Govan Mbeki, NMB. “Moving our office premises from Newton Park to the central business district in October last year, was the first critical step in the renewing process to improve … [Read more...] about Seda NMB ICT Incubator brings new opportunities to Metro entrepreneurs
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Soon to be Seen in Port Elizabeth – Startup Grind
A sneak peek heads up of the Startup Grind phenomena in South Africa: https://youtu.be/tbZZEhfCRIY Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs and is powered by Google for Entrepreneurs. Chapter Directors host monthly events in their cities that feature successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Startup Grind is a … [Read more...] about Soon to be Seen in Port Elizabeth – Startup Grind
Servest’s Leshipo Trust Supports Youth Entrepreneurs
Servest’s Leshipo Trust Supports Youth Entrepreneurs: Johannesburg, Gauteng, 20 July 2017 – Servest recognises that small businesses are vital contributors to the health of the economy and to diversity of opportunity in our society. Small businesses boost productivity, increases competition and innovation; create employment and prosperity, and revitalises communities. Youth unemployment having risen in the first quarter puts South Africa’s youth unemployment rates are now at a chronic stage. The … [Read more...] about Servest’s Leshipo Trust Supports Youth Entrepreneurs
A collaboration between the Department of Trade & Industry, Woolworths and the IDC sees doors opening for black women entrepreneurs
A collaboration between the Department of Trade & Industry, Woolworths and the IDC sees doors opening for black women entrepreneurs: Today, the Department of Trade & Industry (dti), Woolworths and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) officially opened the doors of K9 Pet Foods’ new 3 600 m² factory premises in the Western Cape. This opening is testament to the entrepreneurial spirit of a team of black women who put to test the intent of the Black Industrialist Programme … [Read more...] about A collaboration between the Department of Trade & Industry, Woolworths and the IDC sees doors opening for black women entrepreneurs
Minister Lindiwe Zulu to Launch the Technology Businesses Incubation Partnership that Focuses on Black Entrepreneurs
Minister Lindiwe Zulu to Launch the Technology Businesses Incubation Partnership that Focuses on Black Entrepreneurs: Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu and the French Ambassador, Mr Christophe Farnaud will, on Tuesday, the 21st of February launch the French South African Tech Labs, the new incubator and accelerator dedicated to South African and French entrepreneurs. The launch, which will take place in Century City, Cape Town, is a partnership between Methys, an … [Read more...] about Minister Lindiwe Zulu to Launch the Technology Businesses Incubation Partnership that Focuses on Black Entrepreneurs
NEF to be incorporated into IDC to guarantee funding for black entrepreneurs
NEF to be incorporated into IDC to guarantee funding for black entrepreneurs: In a landmark breakthrough for South Africa’s quest for inclusive growth and radical economic transformation, the Ministers of Trade and Industry and of Economic Development announced in Cape Town today that the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in order to meet the considerable demand for funding by black entrepreneurs. This … [Read more...] about NEF to be incorporated into IDC to guarantee funding for black entrepreneurs
Women Entrepreneurs – A Growing Trend
Women Entrepreneurs – A Growing Trend: Women are becoming a driving force of entrepreneurial growth and will be an important influence in generating economic growth, jobs and new prosperity in the future. Currently, female- owned businesses still only account for 30 percent of businesses worldwide and women still face gender specific obstacles as entrepreneurs. To find solutions for specific issues or to set up or grow their business, women often will need expert advice, training or mentoring at … [Read more...] about Women Entrepreneurs – A Growing Trend
The dti Recognises Business Doyennes and Doyens to Inspire Young Entrepreneurs
The dti Recognises Business Doyennes and Doyens to Inspire Young Entrepreneurs: The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies says the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) recognises the doyennes and doyens of business through the South African Premier Business Awards (SAPBA) in order to inspire the young entrepreneurs of this country. Davies was speaking at the 4th annual South African Premier Business Awards that was hosted by the dti in partnership with Brand South Africa and … [Read more...] about The dti Recognises Business Doyennes and Doyens to Inspire Young Entrepreneurs
Working with South Africa to help entrepreneurs expand globally
Working with South Africa to help entrepreneurs expand globally: Two globally successful British entrepreneurs, Anthony Sheehan and Stephen Mooney, will be in South Africa from 14 to 18 November 2016 as part of the UK’s Department for International Trade’s Global Entrepreneurs Programme. They will be sharing their knowledge & experience with successful local entrepreneurs in a series of interactive sessions in Johannesburg and Cape Town, drawing on their own significant experience in … [Read more...] about Working with South Africa to help entrepreneurs expand globally
Nelson Mandela Bay Tech Entrepreneurs and ICT Small Business Start-ups get R&D Lab
Port Elizabeth, 12 April 2016 – SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII) today announced the opening of a new technology research and development (R&D) centre, located on-site at its Newton Park technology office business park in Port Elizabeth. The SNII R&D Lab offers assistance and support to creatives, entrepreneurs, and small businesses in PE to design and develop apps, software solutions, as well as electronic and mechanical device prototypes. It forms part of SNII’s … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay Tech Entrepreneurs and ICT Small Business Start-ups get R&D Lab
Fuelling entrepreneurial spirit
In the spirit of entrepreneurism that Boomtown was founded, it is investing in the entrepreneurs of today, and tomorrow. Entrepreneurship in South Africa is reported to be at its lowest level in three years. The latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report found less than 14% of South Africans surveyed planned to start a business within the next three years. It also found "total entrepreneurial activity" fell to 7.3% in 2012, a 1.8% drop from the previous year. Boomtown has chosen local … [Read more...] about Fuelling entrepreneurial spirit
